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PCC’s Sock Drive will help seniors in need and the homeless
Photos and story by James Hill
Portland Community College and the inmates at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility are hosting their sixth annual Sock Drive to help seniors in need and homeless of all ages.
PCC staff display collected socks that will go to the homeless.
Each year inmates in the hair design and eyeglass program complete a service-learning project to learn about and help homeless in the Portland metro area. This year, all PCC campuses have sock drive boxes. Staff are collecting new socks for men, women and children. The sock boxes will be out and collecting socks until Dec. 9. Sock collection boxes are also located at Coffee Creek.
The socks will be distributed to four homeless shelters in the PCC area: Loaves and Fishes- Provides meals to financially needy seniors; My Father’s Heart – A day shelter and community room for homeless adults; Good Neighbor Center- Washington County’s only shelter for homeless families; and P:ear- an organization who helps homeless youth.
Since starting the sock drive, PCC and Coffee Creek have collected and distributed more than 10,000 pairs of new socks.
“The need is incredibly great this year and our goal is to collect 4,000 pairs of new socks,” said Julie Kopet, dean of Instruction and Student Development at Southeast Center. “Please consider supporting our local community partners by bringing in a new pair of socks for a man, woman or child. You can find Sock Boxes in your campus President’s office. Your donation will be warmly appreciated!”
For more information, contact Kelly Shannon at (503) 570-6525 or Julie Kopet at (971) 722-6182.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »